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Where does “kṣurás” come from?

kṣurás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšurás, from Proto-Indo-European ksurós.

Ancestry of “kṣurás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniankšurásdagger, razor, sharp knife
2Proto-Indo-Europeanksurós—

Words derived from “kṣurás”

  • छुरी
  • क्षुर
  • छुरी
  • چھری
  • shuri
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksurós →